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Sep 2026
Trafficability and excavatability of icy lunar regolith simulants quantified using cone penetration
This article outlines the experimental equipment and techniques used to quantify how ice content and microstructure influence the geotechnical behavior of icy lunar regolith simulants, using cone penetration tests. It addresses two primary research questions: (1) What is the relationship between ice microstructure and...
D. Ricardo, Jane Hodgkinson, M. Rhamdhani et al.
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